Podcast Episodes

08/14/2026 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Racial & Generational Trauma – Ashley McGirt-Adair

Ashley McGirt Adair is a psychotherapist, author, and speaker specializing in racial trauma, crisis response, and racial equity. She speaks on generational trauma and its roots in slavery, as well as the cultural dynamics that shape how Black communities engage with therapy. She also shares her work at the Therapy Fund Foundation–a nonprofit she started–that focuses on removing financial, cultural, and systemic barriers to mental health access. Look for her book, The Cost of Healing in Silence.

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07/31/2026 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Medical Trauma – Dr. James Jackson

Dr. James Jackson is a psychologist and neuropsychologist who specializes in medical trauma and Long COVID. He talks about his work in post-intensive care syndrome, discusses acceptance commitment therapy (ACT), and opens up about his own struggles with OCD. Look for his new book, Reclaiming Your Life from Medical Trauma.

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07/24/2026 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Cults, Shootings & PTSD – A Best Of Ep – Matthew Walden

Originally aired as our 148th episode, this Best Of replay is a riveting one. Although the writer/producer grew up in Hawaii, his childhood was far from paradise; enduring a cornucopia of PTSD, leaving him wondering what is real and what isn’t. He also shares his obsession with cults and the time he joined one to write about it and almost lost his mind.

 

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07/17/2026 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Weinstein Survivor Turned Therapist – Kaja Sokola

Kaja Sokola is a model-turned-psychologist and therapist–and one of Poland’s first public figures in mental health. She opens up about her battles with eating disorders, the work she’s done to overcome the psychological abuse that comes with working in the modeling industry, and the trauma of being one of the youngest victims of Harvey Weinstein’s crimes.

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07/10/2026 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Perfectly Hidden Depression – Dr. Margaret Rutherford

Dr. Margaret Rutherford is a clinical psychologist, author, and TEDx speaker. Throughout the course of her work, she noticed something that she calls Perfectly Hidden Depression, emotional pain camouflaged by achievement, tight emotional control, and a perfect-seeming life. If this sounds like you, look for her book Perfectly Hidden Depression Workbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Challenge the Ten Traits of Perfectionism That Mask Your Depression.

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07/03/2026 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Sex Esteem®️ & Therapy – Sari Cooper

Sari Cooper is the founder and Director of the Center for Love and Sex. A professional dancer turned sex therapist, Sari opens up about her path to this profession, including her own family history of mental illness. She also talks about her work and how you can begin to work through shame and build your sexual self-esteem.

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06/26/2026 In Podcast Episodes By Paul Gilmartin

Being An Outsider – A Best Of Ep – Rama

A powerful and intimate conversation and one of Paul’s favorites (and the origin of the “Herbert’s Butthole” riff). Originally aired in 2015, the then 28 year-old Syrian opens up about always being the minority wherever she lives (She was born in Syria, grew up in Brazil and now lives in the US), racism towards Arabs, recovering from sexual abuse, battling depression and anxiety and how getting help has saved her life. Her boyfriend Haydn, whose episode was rerun a few weeks ago also sits in on the interview.

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